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W. T. BURKS & L. P. KLUTTS.-

PLOW PGINT.

No. 300,567. Patented Jilne 17. 1884.

WITNESSES INVENTORSZ ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES Parent @FMCE,

ILLIAM 'I. BURKS AND LEONARD P. KLUTTS, OF MONTROSE, MISSOURI.

PLOW-POINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Ratent No. 300,567, dated June 1'7, 1884.

Application filed February 28, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, \VILLIAM T. BURKS and Lnoniinn P. KLU'rrs, citizens of the United States, and residents of Montrose, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plow-Points; and we do hereby de-- clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plowshare provided with our improved point, seen from above. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, seen from below. Fig. 3 is a View of the under side of the worn share. Fig. 4 is a view of the point, and Fig. 5 is a cross section on line as x.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all the figures.

Our invention has relation to that class of detachable points for plowshares which are adapted to be secured upon the share of a plow alter the point of the share has become worn; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the same, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the share, which is provided at the edge facing toward the land with a downward ly-projeeting wedge-shaped foot-flange, B, the share and flange tapering to a point, C. E is the detachable point, which is in the na ture of a socket, forming a sharpened edge, F, at the side facing toward the furrow, and adapted to' fit upon the point of the share, the bottom side of the socket forming a groove, G, in its inner side, into which the foot-flange of the share fits, the said groove and flange serving to prevent lateral displacement of the socketed point. The land side, H, of the socketed point is continued to form a graduallytapering extension, H, which bears against the land side of the foot-flange of the share,

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gradually becoming flush with the same. The upper side of the socketed point has a countersunk perforation or bolt-hole, 6, through which a bolt, I, provided with a nut and washer may pass. l/Vhen the original point of the share becomes worn and too dul'l to penetrate the soil, a perforation, D, is made through the this manner it will be seen that the bolt will prevent the socketed point from slipping off from the share, and the foot-flange of the share fitting in the groove in thelower side of the socket will, keep the point true, preventing any lateral play of the same.

\Ve are aware that detachable socketed auxiliary points for plowshares are not broadly new, and we do not wish to claim such construction, broadly; but

Vie claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States The combination, with a plowshare having a tapering land-side flange, and a bolt-hole, of a detachable point of the form shown and described, forming a socketndapted to fit upon the sharepoint, having a longitudinal groove in the inside of its under side to receive the flange of the plowshare, and a projecting shoulder to fit the recess under the share, and a fasteningbolt, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereunto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM T. BURKS. LEONARD I. KLUTTS.

Witnesses:

H. S; MARVIN, J. H. Houses. 

